Image forming apparatus
US-12541168-B2 · Feb 3, 2026 · US
carried by article grippers
carried by article grippers · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B65H9/12 |
| Official title | carried by article grippers |
| Display label | carried by article grippers |
| Total patents | 30 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Positioning assembly and sheet material processing machine
US-12492091-B2 · Dec 9, 2025 · US
Automated Raw Stock Sheet Alignment
US-2025276865-A1 · Sep 4, 2025 · US
Image forming apparatus
US-2025004412-A1 · Jan 2, 2025 · US
Positioning assembly and sheet material processing machine
US-2024166459-A1 · May 23, 2024 · US
Sheet registration using rotatable frame
US-11738959-B2 · Aug 29, 2023 · US
Image forming apparatus
US-11325800-B2 · May 10, 2022 · US
Print substrate alignment
US-2021300016-A1 · Sep 30, 2021 · US
Method and apparatus for spreading out laundry items
US-11047086-B2 · Jun 29, 2021 · US
Media registration system with lateral registration
US-10981740-B2 · Apr 20, 2021 · US
Sheet registration using rotatable frame
US-2021053784-A1 · Feb 25, 2021 · US
Sheet registration using rotatable frame
US-10894681-B2 · Jan 19, 2021 · US
Register, a processing machine and a method for placing plate-like elements
US-10717616-B2 · Jul 21, 2020 · US
Image forming apparatus
US-2020207566-A1 · Jul 2, 2020 · US
Media registration system with lateral registration
US-2020130974-A1 · Apr 30, 2020 · US
Method and apparatus for spreading out laundry items
US-2019352840-A1 · Nov 21, 2019 · US
Sheet registration using rotatable frame
US-2019330000-A1 · Oct 31, 2019 · US
Registration system with independent laterally adjustable nips
US-2019283999-A1 · Sep 19, 2019 · US
A register, a processing machine and a method for placing plate-like elements
US-2019144224-A1 · May 16, 2019 · US
Image forming apparatus
US-10227192-B2 · Mar 12, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B65H9/12?
- CPC B65H9/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “carried by article grippers.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B65H9/12 (carried by article grippers)?
- Our database includes 30 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B65H9/12 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).